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Verbund Wants to Leave France
After the sale of its stake in Poweo, the Austrian energy company intends to sell the remaining gas power plants in France.
May 5, 2012
Verbund Posts Substantial Improvement in Earnings
Operating result rose by 22.2% to € 263.6 m. Group profit increased by 10.16%. Nevertheless, the Austrian energy company remains below market expectations.
May 3, 2012
Vorarlberger Kraftwerke: Slight Increase in Results
Net income moved from € 40.2m to € 43m. Revenues reached 449.2m.
April 28, 2012
Sorgenia Will not be Sold
The Italian energy group will not be sold. The major owner CIR declines market rumors.
April 26, 2012
Hydro Power: Investments of € 16bn Planned
The Austrian energy Industry Calls for the construction of more hydro power plants. The renewable energy production should be enlarged considerably.
April 24, 2012
MOL May Leave Nabucco Project
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that MOL the country’s largest company by market capitalization, is leaving the € 7.9bn ($ 10.4bn) Nabucco natural gas pipeline project.
April 24, 2012
Sorgenia Records Losses
The Italian subsidiary of the Austrian energy company Verbund registered net losses of € 14.7. Revenues were up by 9.5%.
April 21, 2012
Siemens Austria and Verbund to Establish Electric Mobility Provider
The technology and electricity company found a joint venture in order to serve and develop the Austrian electric mobility market.
April 20, 2012
EVN Expands into Serbia
EVN subsidiary WTE Wassertechnik GmbH wins the contract for construction of a drinking water treatment plant in Zrenjanin, Serbia.
April 19, 2012
€ 8.0bn for Upgrade of Austrian Power Grid
According to the Austrian E-Control authority, the Austrian economy needs massive investments in the power grid. The upgrade to “smart grids” would be essential.
April 18, 2012
Roiss Claims European „Fracking“ Strategy
OMV´s CEO Gerhard Roiss calls for a common strategy to exploit shale gas. The European industrial sector should become more competitive.
April 18, 2012
Verbund Focuses Investments on Austria
The Austrian energy company plans investments of € 2.4bn in the next five years. About 66% of these investments will be made in Austria.
April 12, 2012
AVE Needs Fresh Funds
The waste management company, which is held by the Upper Austrian energy company Energie AG, intends to pursue its growth strategy in CEE. New capital is needed therefore.
April 10, 2012
Romanian Government Considers Privatizations
The remaining publicly held stakes in Petrom, a subsidiary of Austrian OMV may be privatized. OMV does not participate in the transaction.
April 10, 2012
„Natural Gas to Become Most Important Energy Source“
Gerhard Roiss, CEO of the Austrian oil and gas group OMV pushes the EU to recognize the importance of natural gas.
April 7, 2012
BDI Receives Major Order from Hong Kong
The Austrian renewable energy company records an increase of € 9 million in the order volume for a multi-feedstock biodiesel plant in Hong Kong.
April 3, 2012
BDI: Higher Earnings, Lower Sales
BioEnergy International´s EBIT was up by 13.4% at € 3.6m. Sales declined by 13.1%.
April 2, 2012
EStAG Reports Moderate Rise in Earnings
The Styrian energy supplier Energie Steiermark AG could raise revenues by 9.0% to 1.37bn. Operating profits were down, though.
March 30, 2012
Romania Plans Further Privatizations
Above all, a sale of the minority stake in the oil company Petrom could bring up to $ 600m. The Austrian OMV, which is the majority owner of Petrom, could be interested.
March 27, 2012
Losses at Verbund´s French Subsidiary Poweo
With consolidated revenue totalling € 503.4m, down 27.7%, the Group ended the year with a net loss of € 63.4m, due mainly to losses at the generation business and various write-downs
March 23, 2012
Windtec: Espionage Scandal Does Not End
A former employee of the AMSC-owned Windtec alleges to be pursued by a secret service. The U.S. should have intervened at the Austrian justice.
March 21, 2012
EVN Raises Investments in Croatia
The Austrian energy company expects the beginning of a market consolidation in Croatia. Investments are rising.
March 21, 2012
Verbund Faces Competition from Russia
The Russian energy group Inter Rao is interested in the Milan-based Sorgenia. Austrian Verbund holds 45% in Sorgenia.
March 20, 2012
Slight Decline in Inflation Rate
The Austrian Consumer Price Inflation declined to +2.6% in February 2012.
March 14, 2012
EVN to Delist Bulgaria Units
Austria's EVN AG plans to delist its two units in Bulgaria just two months after the trade with their shares started on the local stock exchange.
March 7, 2012
Moody's Changes Outlook on Verbund's Rating to Negative
The U.S. rating agency Moody's Investors Service has today changed to negative from stable the outlook on the A2 senior unsecured rating of the Austrian energy company Verbund .
March 6, 2012
OMV Gives In: No Fracking in Austria
The Austrian oil and gas company OMV reacts to the citizen´s protests and gives up its natural gas exploration plans in Northern Austria.
March 5, 2012
Verbund Reports Mixed Results
The decline in profit by 12% in 2011 is justified with “difficult conditions in the energy market environment and the overall economy”. Sales and operating results were up substantially.
February 29, 2012
Slight Decrease in Inflation
Decline in Austrian Consumer Price Inflation to +3.0% in January 2012.
February 29, 2012
Resistance Against „Fracking“ Grows
The oil and gas group OMV plans to exploit shale gas in Northern Austria. Environmental activists claim a prohibition.
February 28, 2012
Verbund: Analysts Expect Mixed Results
Analysts anticipate a rise in earnings and sales at the Austrian energy supplier. EBITDA and profits are expected to decline.
February 28, 2012
Merger of Nabucco-TANAP Discussed
Members of the gas pipeline projects Nabucco and TANAP talk about a merger in Vienna. The Turkish Minister of Energy participates therein.
February 28, 2012
Higher Profits and Revenues at EVN
The Austrian energy provider recorded a slight increase in profits (+1.8%) and revenues (+3.4%). EVN expects stable results in 2012.
February 28, 2012
Decision on Nabucco Again Postponed
The natural gas consortium „Shah Deniz II“ postpones its decision by one year. OMV´s CEO Gerhard Roiss underlines the importance of a pipeline to the Austrian hub Baumgarten.
February 24, 2012
EVN: Rise in Sales, Decline in Profits Expected
The Austrian energy company will publish its results for the first quarter on February 28. Earnings should rise, profits should fall, RCB estimates.
February 24, 2012
OMV Surpasses Market Expectations
The Austrian oil and gas company today announced its results for the fourth quarter. Dividends will rise to € 1.10 per share. Clean CCS EBIT was up by 29%.
February 22, 2012
Nabucco Still Competes For Gas in Azerbaijan
The gas pipeline project, in which the Austrian oil company OMV is engaged, now enters the critical phase.
February 21, 2012
Market for Solar Power Shrinks
The Austrian renewable energy market showed a substantial slump in 2011. Subsidies were cut considerably.
February 20, 2012
Massive Increase in Energy Consumption
Austrian power plants are running at full speed. Energy supply was up by 14% last week.
February 11, 2012
Shortage in Energy Supply: Austria Helps Germany Out
In Germany, wind power plants record a decrease in energy production. German energy suppliers called for Austrian electricity.
February 9, 2012
Burgenland Holding Improves Results
The subsidiary of the Austrian energy supplier EVN is still in the red.
February 9, 2012
Russian Natural Gas Supply to Normalize
According to the Austrian oil and gas company OMV, gas deliveries from Russia are increasing slightly.
February 8, 2012
Verbund Starts Styrian Power Plant
Austria's cutting-edge-thermal power plant is already supplying electricity and district heating. Investment sum totals € 550m.
February 8, 2012
Oettinger Expects Succesful Contracts Over Gas Deliveries
The EU-Commissioner for Energy, Günther Oettinger, anticipates that Azerbaijan will close contracts over natural gas deliveries within the coming months.
February 8, 2012
Vorarlberg Invests Massively in Renewable Energy
The Austrian province aims for enlarging renewable energy production together with the South-German energy group EnBW. Investments total € 600m.
February 7, 2012
Mitterlehner: „Shortages in Russian Gas Supply Not Dangerous“
For The Austrian Minister of Economics, Reinhold Mitterlehner, the sudden cut in Russian natural gas supply is “no dangerous scenario”.
February 6, 2012
Shortened Natural Gas Supply from Russia
The Austrian oil and gas group OMV reports that Russian natural gas exports only reach 70% of its normal level.
February 2, 2012
OMV: „No Shortage in Natural Gas Supply“
Russian media reported on natural gas supply reductions for Europe. Gazprom denies, OMV refers to large natural gas reserves.
February 1, 2012
Bewag Completes Turnaround
After losses in 2010, the Austrian energy supplier could achieve positive results last year.
January 23, 2012
Inflation Reached 3.3% in 2011
Annual rate of the Consumer Price Inflation went up to +3.3 % (HICP: +3.6%) in the year 2011. Inflation in December went down slightly.
January 16, 2012
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